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2. Kickboxing - Wikipedia

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   Kickboxing (/ ˈkɪkbɒksɪŋ / KIK-boks-ing) is a full-contact hybrid martial art and boxing type based on punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. [ 2 ] The fight takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouth guards, shorts, and bare feet to favor the use of kicks.

3. American Kickboxing Academy - Wikipedia

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   www.akakickbox.com. The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) is a mixed martial arts gym based in San Jose, California. It is one of the pioneering schools of mixed martial arts (MMA). In 2014, AKA opened the AKA Thailand gym in Phuket, Thailand. Prominent trainers include Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Leandro Vieira, Bob Cook, Derek Yuen, Javier ...

4. Kickboxing weight classes - Wikipedia

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   Kickboxing weight classes. Kickboxing weight classes are weight classes that pertain to the sport of kickboxing. Organizations will often adopt their own rules for weight limits, causing ambiguity in the sport regarding how a weight class should be defined. For a variety of reasons (largely historical), weight classes of the same name can be of ...

5. Mixed martial arts weight classes - Wikipedia

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   The Unified Rules designate limits for fourteen different weight classes in mixed martial arts; all definitions and measurements are in pounds. [3] The strawweight class was added in 2015. [4] The super lightweight, super welterweight, super middleweight, and cruiserweight classes were added in July 2017. [5] Weight class. Upper weight limit.

6. Martial arts - Wikipedia

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   The term kickboxing (キックボクシング) was created by the Japanese boxing promoter Osamu Noguchi for a variant of muay Thai and karate that he created in the 1950s. American kickboxing was developed in the 1970s, as a combination of boxing and karate. Taekwondo was developed in the context of the Korean War in the 1950s. [citation needed]

7. List of kickboxing organizations - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of notable past and present kickboxing organizations. List of promotions. Active. Absolute Championship Akhmat (ACA) Colosseum Tournament;